(CNN) – In letters reportedly written by U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to his family while in captivity, he seems to acknowledge the curious circumstances surrounding his disappearance. The Daily Beast published two letters from Bergdahl, one from 2012 and one from 2013, that were obtained by sources in contact with the Taliban.

In the letters – dated 2012 and 2013 – Bergdahl discusses his life and partially explains why he disappeared in 2009.FULL POST

(CNN) – In the past week alone there have been three high profile shootings in this country.

A 15-year-old high school student shot a classmate to death in Oregon; two policeman and another person outside a WalMart were killed in Las Vegas by a husband and wife; and a 26-year-old took inspirations from Columbine, and killed a student on a Seattle college campus.

So are mass shootings on the rise? One professor and criminologist says no.FULL POST

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